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Hey everyone! My name is Kellyn and I currently live in Huntersville, NC. My husband and I are closing on a new build townhouse in the next few weeks and within the next few months are hoping to househack it by hostin...
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Hello BP community, I'm finally joining the forums after listening to the BP podcast for a few months and am stoked to get started in real estate. I love that there is a place to receive guidance and feedback in a med...
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What are some key metrics I should be looking at when trying to find a place to invest out of state?I'm looking into buying and holding in a San Antonio and Austin but I'm not really sure which metrics will give me a ...
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Hi bigger pockets family! I have two single family homes in Philadelphia, currently rented, so far all good. Funded purchase and rehab largely with cash. Value of both $280K, I did pull $75K out of house #1 to fund ...
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I finally got a deal! I'm in the process of completing my first deal. It is a duplex. I'm doing a fha 203k loan. I'm going to live in one side and rent the other out. I want to get some thoughts from others. Purchase ...
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Hi All,I am a newbie investor and am working to evaluate properties and want to see if my estimates are in line with the Phoenix area. Current looking at single family homes, finding it very difficult to cash flow bu...
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So I'm trying to do my do diligence but finding deal that makes sense in my market is feeling impossible!!!! I live in Austin Texas, and I've been seeing these properties sell for stupid numbers. I'm talking negative ...
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I've read that its best to flip houses through an S-corp since money made from flips counts as ordinary income.
Problem is, the only business entity I have is the LLC used to hold my buy and hold properties.
This ...
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I have a house under contract and inspection yesterday. We found some things that were as expected, some unexpected. The biggest was the discovery of termite damage on the floor joists in the basement. It appears t...
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Hello all,Central Ohio here. I am looking at potentially developing some new self storage facilities. I am trying to figure out the best locations to do this. Anyone have any good advice on why key demographics would ...